LANSING, May 1, 2009 – Gary Barrett is a very lucky Mega Millions player! He matched four white ball numbers and the gold Mega ball number on April 17 and won a $10,000 prize!

The Wixom man couldn’t believe his win and plans to remodel his kitchen with the easy-pick money.

The lucky winning ticket was purchased at Saroki’s Party Store, 2167 N. Wixom Rd., in Wixom.

Mega Millions is a multi-state lottery game in Michigan, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Wagers cost $1 each and tickets may be purchased at nearly 11,000 Michigan Lottery retailers statewide.

Over 95 cents of every dollar spent on Lottery tickets is returned to the state in the form of contributions to the state School Aid Fund, prizes to players and commissions to retailers. In fiscal year 2008, the contribution to schools was $740.7 million. Since its inception in 1972, the Lottery has contributed more than $15 billion to education in Michigan.

For additional information, please visit the Lottery’s Web site at https://www.michiganlottery.com.

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